The English Gipsies and Their Language

In this thoughtful exploration the narrator spent years walking among England’s travelling families, listening to their speech and daily chatter. Rather than relying on earlier scholarly summaries, he records conversations, sayings, and a personal letter dictated in the Romany tongue, offering listeners a rare glimpse of a world that usually keeps its secrets close.

The audio brings the language to life with side‑by‑side translations, followed by explanations of customs such as funeral rites, horse trading, and fortune‑telling. Listeners also discover the hidden roots of familiar English words that descend from Romany, and enjoy a collection of short “Gudli” narratives that hover between fable and anecdote. The result is a vivid portrait of a modest yet hospitable community, told with both scholarly care and genuine affection.